Billy Robles steered the Skippers to their sixth straight victory with his 19 points, dropping 13 in the first half to set the tone in the easy win.

Alvin Pasaol also poured 12 markers and nine rebounds, Rian Ayonayon chimed in 11 points, five boards, and two assists, and Vince Tolentino had 11 markers, two rebounds, and two dimes.

Marinerong Pilipino joined CEU and Akari-Adamson at the top of the standings with their identical 7-2 records, staying alive in the race for the elusive outright semifinal spots.

“We’re on a roll and we want to keep on rolling going to the playoffs. Hopefully, we can bring this winning attitude going to our next games,” said Banal after the 16-point victory.

The Skippers were quick to put their feet on the gas pedal, rampaging through the Coffee Lovers to erect an early 15-point lead, 31-16, lead late in the first period, continuing the trend for the remainder of the game and even extending the lead to as high as 30, 66-36, with a Robles three with 7:11 left in the third.

It also helped that Marinerong Pilipino was on-point, going 50-percent from the field and shot 6-of-17 from downtown.

All but one of the 14 players Banal fielded scored at least three points, with the lone exception being Luis Brill who only logged two minutes of action.